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Contents

Part 1. Basic Operation

1. Getting Started............................................................1-1

Important Preliminaries............................................................. 1-1

Turning the Calculator On and Off ....................................... 1-1

Adjusting Display Contrast................................................... 1-1

Highlights of the Keyboard and Display ..................................... 1-2

Shifted Keys....................................................................... 1-2

Alpha Keys ........................................................................ 1-3

Cursor Keys ....................................................................... 1-3

Backspacing and Clearing................................................... 1-4

Using Menus...................................................................... 1-6

Exiting Menus .................................................................... 1-8

RPN and ALG Modes.......................................................... 1-9

Undo key......................................................................... 1-11

The Display and Annunciators................................................. 1-12

Keying in Numbers................................................................ 1-15

Making Numbers Negative................................................ 1-15

Exponents of Ten .............................................................. 1-15

Understanding Entry Cursor ............................................... 1-17

Range of Numbers and OVERFLOW................................... 1-17

Performing Arithmetic Calculations........................................... 1-18

Single Argument or Unary Operations................................. 1-18

Two Argument or Binary Operations ................................... 1-19

Controlling the Display Format ................................................ 1-21

Periods and Commas in Numbers   .......................... 1-23

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